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Poodytes is a genus of passerine birds in the grassbird family Locustellidae.

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The Chatham fernbird is an extinct bird species that was endemic to the Chatham Islands. It was historically known only from Mangere Island, but fossils have been found on Pitt Island and Chatham Island as well. Its closest living relative is the New Zealand fernbird or matata. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the New Zealand fernbird, but is now widely recognized as its own species. Both fernbirds were formerly placed in their own genus Bowdleria; they were later moved to Megalurus and most recently Poodytes.

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The Fly River grassbird is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are freshwater marshes and lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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The little grassbird is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is found in Australia and in West Papua, Indonesia. These sexually monomorphic birds are found in reed beds, reeds lignum swaps and salt marshes of South Eastern Australia.

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The New Zealand fernbird or simply fernbird is an insectivorous bird endemic to New Zealand. In the Māori language, it is named kōtātā or mātātā.

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Poodytes punctatus caudatus, is a subspecies of New Zealand fernbird native to Oceania. It occurs on Snares Is, S of Stewart I. This race has brighter reddish-brown plumage. Ear-coverts are distinctly darker. Legs and feet are slightly darker too. 

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Poodytes punctatus punctatus, is a subspecies of New Zealand fernbird native to Oceania. It is found on South I, New Zealand.

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Poodytes punctatus stewartianus, is a subspecies of New Zealand fernbird native to Oceania. It occurs on Stewart I.

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Poodytes punctatus vealeae, is a subspecies of New Zealand fernbird native to Oceania. It occurs on North I, New Zealand. This race is less rufous, mostly olive-brown overall.

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Poodytes punctatus wilsoni, is a subspecies of New Zealand fernbird native to Oceania. It is found on Codfish I, off NW Stewart I.

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The spinifexbird is endemic to inland Australia. Also known as Carter's desertbird, it is named after Thomas Carter, an English ornithologist and pastoralist active in Western Australia from 1887 to 1928.